# Union Territory, Chandigarh & Ors vs \[name withheld\]

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## Report card

By judgment dated 14 February 1997, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: B.P. Jeevan Reddy, Sujata V. Manohar, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Sub-Inspector No. CHG/1, UT Police Chandigarh.

- Register number: CH 01 CW 0003
- Case reference: (1997) 3 SCC 68; AIR 1997 SC 1201
- Court and date: Supreme Court of India (Coram: B.P. Jeevan Reddy, Sujata V. Manohar, JJ.), 14 February 1997
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector No. CHG/1, UT Police Chandigarh
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India; Article 311(3) of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract): “It is also reported that the other persons who were arrested with a Chandigarh man, and who were present there, immediately left his office terrified by the threats held out by the respondent. In such a situation - and keeping …” (at para 6)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Disciplinary action upheld. Sentence: dismissal.
- Present status of the proceedings: No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1573476/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1997-0003)

**Record:** CW-1997-0003 (compiler id CWC-0065); case SWEXTORT-011; aliases: CWC-0629
**Title:** Union Territory, Chandigarh & Ors vs \[name withheld\]
**Court:** Supreme Court of India; judges: B.P. Jeevan Reddy; Sujata V. Manohar
**Case number / citation:** (1997) 3 SCC 68; AIR 1997 SC 1201
**Judgment:** 1997-02-14 (1997, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1991-07-03 (1991)
**Place:** Chandigarh, Chandigarh; city town: Chandigarh; police station or unit: Police Station North, Chandigarh; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** extortion
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** Constitution Art 311(2)(b); Constitution Art 311(3)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector No. CHG/1, UT Police Chandigarh (1 in record)
**Victims:** Chandigarh man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The judgment of the Supreme Court of India records the following account. SI (No.CHG/1, PS North) picked up a Chandigarh man from his house around 11:45 pm on 3/4 July 1991 with two guests, detained and tortured him in the station on a baseless plea of harbouring terrorists, and demanded Rs.60,000 for release, accepting Rs.20,000. SP Intelligence Baldev Singh's inquiry of 5 July 1991 found the arrest baseless and aimed at extortion, noting the SI intimidated the complainant even in the SP's presence. SSP Chandigarh dismissed him under Article 311(2)(b) as inquiry was not reasonably practicable, and the IGP upheld it, but the CAT quashed the dismissal. The Supreme Court held the SSP justified in dispensing with inquiry, allowed the UT's appeal, and restored the dismissal.

> It is also reported that the other persons who were arrested with a Chandigarh man, and who were present there, immediately left his office terrified by the threats held out by the respondent. In such a situation - and keeping in view that all this was happening in the year 1991 in the State of Punjab - the Senior Superintendent of Police cannot be said to be not justified in holding that it is not reasonably practicable to hold an inquiry against the respondent.

**Sources (3):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1573476/); [advocatekhoj.com](https://www.advocatekhoj.com/library/judgments/index.php?go=1997/february/66.php); [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/676917/union-territory-chandigarh-and-others-appellant-hash-mohinder-singh-respondent/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** corruption
**admin subcategory:** extortion
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** 6
**display title redacted:** Union Territory, Chandigarh & Ors vs \[name withheld\]
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-19', 'scope': 'Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass', 'method': 'skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)', 'result': 'holds', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '1997-02-14', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Supreme Court of India', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Supreme Court of India upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '(1997) 3 SCC 68; AIR 1997 SC 1201', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1573476/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.advocatekhoj.com/library/judgments/index.php?go=1997/february/66.php', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/676917/union-territory-chandigarh-and-others-appellant-hash-mohinder-singh-respondent/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** extortion
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** SC restored Art.311(2)(b) dismissal of SI for illegal detention, torture and Rs.20,000 extortion.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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